Template:Ambiguous
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[ambiguous ]
- {{Ambig Template:Ambig }}
This template uses Lua:
This is an inline maintenance template for ambiguous statements that need attention in Wikipedia articles.
Usage
{{Ambiguous |date=August 2026}}
This template is not to be used in Wikipedia policy pages (was previously deleted when a similarly named template was used for that purpose).
Use of this template will put the article in the Category:Wikipedia articles needing clarification category, or a monthly subcategory thereof.
TemplateData
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TemplateData for Ambiguous
Inline cleanup tag marking ambiguous phrasing
| Parameter | Description | Type | Status | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| reason | reason | reason the tag is marked as ambiguous | Line | optional |
| Month and year | date | no description
| Date | suggested |
See also
- {{Definition }}– for ambiguous words.
- {{Vague }} for specific words or statements that are vague.
- {{Clarify }} for other text that is difficult to understand.
- {{Disambiguation needed }} to request the improvement of a link to a disambiguation page.
The above documentation is transcluded from Template:Ambiguous/doc. (edit | history)
Editors can experiment in this template's sandbox (edit | diff) and testcases (edit) pages.
Add categories to the /doc subpage. Subpages of this template.
Editors can experiment in this template's sandbox (edit | diff) and testcases (edit) pages.
Add categories to the /doc subpage. Subpages of this template.